WILS 2nd meeting: 10 Feb 2016

A) How mentors can help us

Follow-up qns, refer us to contacts, application process advice

B) What goals do I have and how to achieve them? Specific Measurable

Achievable Realistic Timebound

Goal: learn more about and decide on what field/kind of work I would like to
pursue.

Specifically:

1. Issues: economic development and foreign relations

Why econdevt? Achievable way of making lives better
Why foreign relations? Governance, state policies
2. How strictly legal? Legal work but with non-legal dimensions (like PIL
economic/political strategies, allocation of resources etc.)
3. Types of work: not sure which side I want to be on
Private law firms (lawyer): investment treaty arbitration, territorial
disputes
Why: deal with important state interests, intl legal issues
Governments (client/strategist): Minlaw/MFA
**not sure which does what. E.g. Pedra Branca. I have a
contact in minlaw.
IGOs (supervisory bodies): **like in-house counsels?
Generally:
o Negotiating/drafting agreements
o Advisory
World Bank: poverty
o Work: Credit, loans, grants agreements; policy advice
to developing countries
o Requirements: need LLM/LLB + experience
IMF
Asian Devt Bank
UNDP
Achievable: (todo)
o Seek more contacts: cold email/get contacts referrals/email existing
contacts
o Find out more about internships
o Find out specific requirements: e.g. LLMs, internships etc

Realistic:
o My weaknesses: grades
o How to choose between so many internships?